Larson v. State

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Loren J. Larson, Jr. filed suit against the State of Alaska, alleging that the Alaska Court of Appeals violated its "duties to establish rules of law and declare what legal rights a citizen has" when it issued a decision affirming the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief from an earlier conviction for two murders and one burglary. The superior court ruled that Larson's suit was barred by both judicial immunity and res judicata. Larson appeals, but because the superior court did not err we affirm its decision.

II FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

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